Luke 11:38

Luke 11:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

Context of Luke 11:38

36Your whole body needs to have lots of light. Nothing dark should be there. It will be as if a lamp is shining its bright light on you.’ 37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the Pharisee's house and he sat down at the table. Jesus did not wash his hands before he ate the meal. This surprised the Pharisee. 39So the Lord Jesus said to him, ‘You Pharisees are like someone who only cleans the outside of his cup and his plate. You only clean the part that people can see. But inside, your mind is full of bad thoughts. You like to take things from other people. 40What fools you are! God made the inside of you as well as the outside. He knows all about you.

Luke 11:38 word by word

ὁ δὲ Φαρισαῖος ἰδὼν ἐθαύμασεν ὅτι οὐ πρῶτον ἐβαπτίσθη πρὸ τοῦ ἀρίστου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• he marvelledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he hadβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• notοὐou · noG3756
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• dinnerἄριστονariston · early mealG712

Cross-references for Luke 11:38

• Matthew 15:2They said, ‘Our leaders in past times taught us the right way to do everything. But your disciples do not obey the things that our leaders taught us. They do not wash their hands in the right way before they eat a meal. Why is that?’
• Mark 7:2They had been watching Jesus' disciples. Some of the disciples did not wash their hands before they ate a meal. That is to say, they did not wash them in the right way.
• John 3:25John's disciples began to argue with a certain Jew about some Jewish rules. Those rules told people how they should wash properly.

Commentaries on Luke 11:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38First washed - See on Mark 7:2-4; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Saw it - Saw that he sat immediately down without washing. Marvelled - Wondered. Was amazed. It was so unusual, and in his view so improper. Had not first washed - He wondered particularly, as he had been among a mixed multitude, and they esteemed the “touch” of such persons polluting. They never ate, therefore, without such washing. The origin of the custom of washing with so much formality “before” they partook of their meals was that they did not use…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 37-54 We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38first wash before the meal: The Pharisees had developed elaborate washing rituals to ensure ceremonial purity (see Mark 7:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-5438. marvelled, &c.--(See Mr 7:2-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:38

• Ablution
• Bigotry
• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Purification
• Reproof
• Self-Righteousness
• Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings